FO: Wildflower

After an evening of ripping and re-knitting, the Wildflower cardigan is finally done.

In the end all it took was a smaller needle and some plain ol' garter stitch to pull that neckline up to where is needed to be. I'm a little sad to lose the lace, but I'd rather it fit right, so I'm not going to complain. Sometimes simple is just better.

When I started this project back in the middle of July of last year, it was suppose to be a quick project I could get off the needles in no time. And I should have been. By the end of July I was already onto the lace edging. But then it got set aside and didn't get picked up again until February of this year.

Admittedly, the miles of knit-on lace edge can be a bit of a slog... but it's worth it. Especially once you get it all blocked out.

There's also a row of eyelet flowers around the yoke, and the bottom, just above the edging. Sadly, they don't show all that well in the handspun.

But I don't complain too much, because that handspun is beautiful. I love the range of stripes. Another thing to note about that handspun - it was, of course, spun by Mom. In fact, this whole little cardigan is a bit of a family affair; Mom spun the handspun, Miss Rowan dyed the edging yarn (Alley Cat in Larkspur), and I, of course, designed and knit  it!

And one last thing.... I had the perfect buttons for it! These pretty little copper flowers were bought years ago for my second Tea Leaves cardigan, but they ended up being too small. I put them away knowing I'd find something to use them on. And did I ever - the warm copper echos the warm tones of the handspun, while contrasting beautifully  with the coolness of the edging yarn.


I may take this to Mexico for a few modelled shots on the beach, but my photographer will be Dave, and his skills are hit and miss... so no promises.